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PM Modi lauds India's stellar performance at CWG '18
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 29 (ANI): Addressing the 43rd edition of 'Mann Ki Baat,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Indian athletes over their exceptional performance at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, earlier this month.
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Badminton Asia C'ships: Saina, Prannoy bow out in semis
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 28 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Saina Nehwal crash out of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships after going down in straight-games in their respective semi-final clashes here on Saturday.
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AFI recommends Neeraj, Seema, PT Usha for sports awards
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has recommended Commonwealth Games gold medal winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the country's highest sporting honour - the Khel Ratna Award.
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Srikanth crashes out of Badminton Asia C'ships
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], April 27 (ANI): Top-seed Kidambi Srikanth suffered a major blow as he bowed out of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championships after once again slumping to defeat at the hands of Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the quarter-finals here on Friday.
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Badminton Asia C'ships: Nehwal, Sindhu ease into quarters
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], Apr. 26 (ANI): Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who clinched a silver medal at the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games, eased past China's Chen Xiaox in straight games to storm into the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2018 here on Thursd
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ONGC eyes Asian Games, Tokyo Olympics post CWG success
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): After the successful campaign at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited has now set their sight on the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 and the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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'Will recognise contribution of all, not just CWG'18 medalists'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said India would recognise the contribution of all participants of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) held recently, and not just the medalists.
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Indian hockey teams leave for Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The junior Indian men and women's hockey teams have left for the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers, which is to begin in Bangkok, Thailand on April 25.
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Telangana CM felicitates CWG medal winners Nehwal, Sindhu among others
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], April 21 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday felicitated 2018 Commonwealth Games medallists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu among others here at Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday.
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2% quota for sportspersons in govt. jobs in Telangana
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], April 21 (ANI): In a major boost to sports infrastructure in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday announced 2 percent reservation in state government jobs for sportspersons.
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CGF President calls on Commonwealth heads to back sports development
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President, Louise Martin CBE, on Friday praised the success of the Games Athletes Programme (GAP) that led to five of the Commonwealth's smallest nations winning their first ever Commonwealth medals at the 21st Commonw
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CWG 2018: Weightlifter Rahul felicitated by Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday felicitated gold medal weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul for his performance at Commonwealth Games 2018.
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